GTI badging

[shelby]

Anyone knew what really the " GTI " badging stands for? Cars like VW Golf GTI, Renault CLio GTI and our beloved Proton SGTI have same badging. Isit some kind of car specification to meet certain requirement?

 

[MK84]

As originally used on the Golf, it's "Grand Touring, Injection".

 

[shelby]

Originally posted by MK84@Jan 5 2005, 17:07
As originally used on the Golf, it's "Grand Touring, Injection".

thanks mate...but is there a detail specification to this term?

 

[alvin24]

nah... dun think it means anything specific... thinks just a codename to differentiate between normal satrias and a higher spec.

 

[KeonG]

Like Wira SE too, what will it means? Who knows?
;)

 

[boggysv]

SE = special edition?
(dont mean to offend anyone, but it sounds like some burger special to me)

And also, what does GT-R mean?
Grand touring racing?

 

[fable_faiz]

grand touring racing spec?
SE is special edition

 

[JINEIL2EN]

SE not stand for Wira Stupid Edition meh.... ;) ;)

 

[shelby]

Originally posted by JINEIL2EN@Jan 6 2005, 08:11
SE not stand for Wira Stupid Edition meh.... ;) ;)

hehehehe

 

[saru-kun]

i think the car has to have 130hp minimum to earn the gti badge

please correct me if i'm mistaken

cheers

 

[lozo]

GTI
Got Turbo Inside !! :lol:

 

[Shanashi]

grand tourismo in italian or french means "comfortable luxurious" hence GT
funny how i dont see it in a satria gti.... :rolleyes:

sorry if my spelling fucked up....dont know how to spell italian stuff....or is it in french.... :)

 

[Zeroed]

GTR's R means never losing!

Too much Initial D... :P

 

[NOSkill]

My friend is a GTI owner. The salesman told him that GTI meant Grand Tourismo Istimewa. Even the car user manual said so too.

 

[Zeroed]

I hope not... that just sounds *stupid*. :(

 

[ZephyRed]

Originally posted by NOSkill@Jan 7 2005, 15:09
My friend is a GTI owner. The salesman told him that GTI meant Grand Tourismo Istimewa. Even the car user manual said so too.

hmmm.. well.. i think the salesman is somewhat correct, but not on the GTi...

if u notice the old saga and iswara... some had "I" at the side rite? it does not represent injection, coz saga/iswara uses carbie engine.. it meant "ISTIMEWA".. gosh... sounds so stupid. :lol:

by the way... iswara wit EFI engines are the ones with "cares" sticker... not "I".

 

[buck-7]

all this badges have been misused by car makers, the GT means Grand Touring, I is usually for injection.
R-racing
S-spec
SE-special edition
GT-R=GT+Racing
GT-S=GT+Supercharged
lots more babe.
yes you actually have to have a certain criteria to be able to use the GT badge, horsepower and acceleration rate are some of the things looked at.

 

[Saga Continue]

...and if im not mistaken....GTI only for 2door hatchback rite......

 

[KingHaruan]

ehhh...GT-S means supercharge :o

skyline GT-s is supercharge ah?

i tot between GT-R & GT-S the diff is single and twin turbo :huh:

err...corrrect me if i'm wrong :P